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Analysis and comments on THE SLAVE'S DREAM by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Comment 27 of 27, added on February 11th, 2012 at 10:52 AM.
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uYKKF6 Gripping! I would like to listen to the experts` views on the
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Comment 26 of 27, added on December 15th, 2011 at 9:29 PM.
the slaves dream

while in the virgin islands recently and seeing the remains of sugar
factories, and learning that they were operated by slaves, reminded me of
this poem that I learned at priamery school in Ireland over 60 years ago.
Reading it again brings tears. SJS

stan simpson from Canada
Comment 25 of 27, added on May 7th, 2011 at 4:20 AM.

I was introduced to this poem by my primary teacher at Eastern School in
Broughty Ferry, Scotland, almost 60 years ago. For me it has lost none of
its sadness and beauty.

Marion Keirs from United Kingdom
Comment 24 of 27, added on February 1st, 2011 at 7:06 AM.
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GR8 POEM....BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES............

MIKAN from India
Comment 23 of 27, added on November 7th, 2010 at 6:52 AM.
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THIS POEM IS ONE OF THE MOST BEUTIFUL , AND TOUCHING POEMS I HAVE EVER READ
................
TEARS CAME TO MY EYES AFTER READING THIS POEM.........

MIKAN from India
Comment 22 of 27, added on February 11th, 2010 at 5:04 AM.
Americans

the analysis of this poem is the problem with slavery in the 1800s. the
slave 'sleeping' was just and illusion of life, it sounds more like he past
into a coma before he died, i've read this poem quite alot and i still
don't get the full meaning of it, if anybody could try to explain the rest
of the poem to me I would be very greatful.

joshua from United Kingdom
Comment 21 of 27, added on December 30th, 2009 at 9:54 AM.
theme of the poem

In this poem we can see a shift from reality to imagination.Here slavery(or
bontage) stands for reality and freedom stands for imagination.Freedom is
only the dream of the slave.

Sajana.v.s. from India
Comment 20 of 27, added on December 30th, 2009 at 9:54 AM.
theme of the poem

In this poem we can see a shift from reality to imagination.Here slavery(or
bontage) stands for reality and freedom stands for imagination.Freedom is
only the dream of the slave.

Sajana from India
Comment 19 of 27, added on August 29th, 2008 at 6:31 AM.

I was wondering just how far the american society has travelled from the
day this poem was written to yesterday's democrat nomination of Barack
Obama through the civil liberties movement of 1963 by MLK jr

saikat chakrabarti from India
Comment 18 of 27, added on March 15th, 2008 at 3:46 AM.

well, leslie, that was a pretty drastic comment to make. It is, ofcourse,
your business entirely, but maybe you ought to think of reading and
enjoying poetry as a 'person' and not as a Doctor. true, you may not be
able to recite poetry in an OT, but maybe when you have kids, you could
introduce them to the beauty of words?

anindita from India

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Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poem: 2. THE SLAVE'S DREAM
Volume: Poems on Slavery
Added: Feb 1 2004
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